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Federal schedules of common controlled drugs

  • PTCB PTCE
  • Federal Requirements
  • Matrix
  • Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

A pharmacy technician is updating a quick-reference chart of the controlled drugs the pharmacy stocks. For each product, select its schedule under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

RowSchedule IISchedule IIISchedule IVSchedule V
Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules✓ CorrectNot correctNot correctNot correct
Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual tabletsNot correct✓ CorrectNot correctNot correct
Tramadol hydrochloride tabletsNot correctNot correct✓ CorrectNot correct
Pregabalin capsulesNot correctNot correctNot correct✓ Correct

Answer

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules: Schedule II · Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual tablets: Schedule III · Tramadol hydrochloride tablets: Schedule IV · Pregabalin capsules: Schedule V

Rationale

Lisdexamfetamine is a schedule II stimulant, while buprenorphine and naloxone tablets contain schedule III buprenorphine. Tramadol is schedule IV and pregabalin is schedule V.

RememberLisdexamfetamine: C-II; buprenorphine and naloxone: C-III; tramadol: C-IV; pregabalin: C-V.

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